What are five things that an expungement can do for you?
a. Getting a Job The most valuable benefit of expunging your New Jersey criminal record is that it can assist you in securing employment, in spite of suffering a criminal conviction. Today, almost every employer does a background check before hiring a job applicant. The background check is quick, inexpensive, and can be done right from the employer’s own computer. The information retrieved is sometimes incomplete and inaccurate, but generally it reveals the applicant’s records of arrests, convictions and probation status. Most employers consider the applicant’s criminal record in deciding whether to extend a job offer. A person whose conviction is expunged can lawfully answer “no” if asked whether he has been convicted of a crime. b. State Licenses To be sure, even after an expungement you must still disclose the conviction in response to any question posed in an application for a state license (such as a contractor’s license or real estate license) or application for public office. Ho
